Monday, April 30, 2018

Smile

Here's my card for this week's My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch Challenge. I used the layout to create another birthday card for my stash.

I usually wouldn't end up using a floral pattern like this one on my designs, but it works perfectly here. I covered most of a berry card base with the floral pattern, then topped the patterned panel with an angled pale gray panel I created by doing some creative die cutting with one of MFT's Stitched Basic Edges dies. It's hard to see in the photo, but I used foam tape to adhere the gray panel to set it off from the floral pattern. For the sentiment, I die cut the word "smile" from the Double the Smiles die set from teal cardstock and craft foam. The pieces were layered for dimension, then adhered to the gray panel. I stamped the birthday sentiment from the coordinating All Smiles stamp set beneath it in matching teal-ish ink. The sentiment ended up being a little bit more off-center than I'd intended it to be, so I balanced it out by arranging a trio of teal enamel dots around the words.

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